Introduction

[Brant]

Just a brief post to say hello.

I've been lurking as a guest for a few months and decided to join in.

My interest is as a hobby, I'm semi-retired and have time on my hands and I always wanted to learn to engrave. My use will be for myself and a few gifts if I can get to an acceptable level.

Brant

 

[Marrinan]

Welcome to the café'. Get a cup and join in. Tell us a bit about your background and areas that you feel you can share and we will do like wise with all we can. Always good to get to know a bit about our forum friends. Got questions? So does everyone else, some more advanced than others. Many new folks will find lots of answers in the tips or by doing a search on the topic you need. Fred

 

[dogcatcher]

Welcome. I am also retired and going the same route as you are, picking up tips for a hobby to keep myself occupied. If you do your homework, engraving can be done a lot cheaper than some of the suggestions you will see.

 

[GTJC460]

Nice to see you join in.

 

[Roger Bleile]

Brant,

What is it that you hope to engrave? It makes quite a difference in the path you take.

RB

 

[monk]

welcome to this university of instruction. so much info here, all you need do-- turn off the tv, get a looseleaf, and start reading/note taking. it's incumbent upon me to say, merely removing curls of metal is not to be the first thing on your bucket list. the first- is learning to draw. good drawing,and design concepts, must accompany engraving. not wishing to scare you away, just saying what you see done here is based on the aforementioned principles.

 

[scott99]

HI,WELCOME to the Forum. Have a great time.

scott99

 

[LVVP]

Welcome to the forum, you can find a lot of friends and useful info

 

[RDP]

Welcome to the fun park, enjoy the ride, is a long one

 

[Julia.J]

Hello, welcome to the forum! You're going to love this community- enjoy

~Julia

 

[dlilazteca]

Bienvenido!

Carlos De La O III

 

[Brant]

Thanks for the warm welcome.

I worked on ships and large barges (Blue water), but had to retire for health reasons 10 years ago. I have worked in metal shops since 1972 doing layout, forming, mill and lathe work, and welding.

In the last 10 years I have done CAD design of jewelry and freelance model making.

My interest in engraving is primarily for my personal firearms. I know that I will never be as good as most here, but I only want modest embellishments.

Thanks for listening, I hope that I don't become too much of a pest.

Brant